Berlinale 2015: ARRI Restoration Meet & Greet

(3. February 2015, Berlin) We are very pleased that nine feature films we have worked on will celebrate the world premiere of their digitally restored versions during the 2015 Berlinale.

You are cordially invited to the ARRI Restoration Meet & Greet. Take the opportunity to spend some time with our team and to see the digital restoration work that has been done to films by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Ula Stöckl and Wim Wenders, as well as to a variety of historic silent films.

RETROFITTING YOUR ASSETSThe historical film and video libraries of networks, archives and studios are becoming increasingly valuable with each passing year. Preserving and safeguarding these lucrative assets for the future is a daunting challenge and most rights holders rely on the expertise of specialists.

The company's film lab has been there from the beginning and is committed to preserving the knowledge of analog film formats, an important point of reference, even in the digital era. The ARRI Restoration & Digital Remastering department offers that expertise at the highest technological and qualitative level: comprehensive know-how and the entire range of restoration and preservation services for all moving image formats as well as for sound.

About ARRIWith headquarters located in Munich, Germany, Arnold and Richter Cine Technik (A&R) was founded in 1917 and is the world's leading designer, manufacturer and distributor of motion picture camera, digital intermediate (DI) and lighting equipment. The ARRI Group comprises a global network of subsidiaries and partners that covers every facet of the film industry, including worldwide camera, grip and lighting equipment rental through ARRI Rental; turnkey lighting solutions through the ARRI System Group; lab services, postproduction and visual effects through ARRI Film & TV; and film distribution through ARRI Worldsales. Manufactured products include the ALEXA camera system and AMIRA documentary-style camera; Master Anamorphic lenses; L-Series LED and M-Series HMI lights; Pro Camera Accessories; ARRILASER recorder and ARRISCAN archive technologies. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has recognized ARRI’s engineers and their technical contributions with 18 Scientific and Engineering Awards.

A third-generation company, ARRI is owned by the Stahl family, who are descendants of co-founder Robert Richter and who in 2012 made a long-term commitment to the industry by buying the share belonging to the descendant of the other co-founder, August Arnold.